Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Nba Services Corp. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$36M
Total assets Below avg plan size
28
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Nba Services Corp. · New Jersey · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$36M in assets, 28 participants

Nba Services Corp.'s National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan reported $36M in total assets and 28 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,626 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Where National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan sits by assets

National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $36M for 28 participants (~$1.3M/participant), up 0.1% in 2023.

#2,626
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+0.1%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$35,876,949 Top 18% higher than 82% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan is a small filing (28 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $63K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 34 in the plan year 2022 filing to 28 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 263863272 · Nba Services Corp. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan · $36M · 28 · 82nd

  • EIN $36M
  • RANK 28
  • PHOTO 82nd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Boart Longyear Company Pension Plan and Trust
  • 5500 ind #2626

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income$63K
Employer EIN263863272
Plan Effective Date1968-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Nba Services Corp.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Nba Services Corp. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$117M 34.51140557342291% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$90M$100M$110M$120M$130M 202220232024 $87.4M $117M ▲ +34.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 105 $87M
2023 2 102 $105M
2024 2 103 $117M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.035876949 · Participants: 28National Basketball Association Referees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Boart Longyear Company Pension Plan and Trust in UT ($36M); by covered participants it is Catawba Pediatric Associates P.a. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NC (28 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (28 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan held essentially flat - up 0.1% during 2023, from $36M to $36M. Reported net income was $63K.
How have Nba Services Corp. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Nba Services Corp.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 34.5%, from $87M to $117M.
Where does National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan ranks in the 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boart Longyear Company Pension Plan and Trust in UT ($36M, 38 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Basketball Association Referees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Catawba Pediatric Associates P.a. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in NC (28 participants, $1M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 263863272.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.